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Jewish Leaders Face Quandary In Age Of Trump — Seek Access Or Resist?
WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the umbrella body for the community’s policy groups, and J Street, the liberal Middle East peace lobby, held conferences this weekend about seven blocks apart. Downtown D.C. is pleasantly people-free on weekends, and the weather, weirdly unseasonable, was mild, so traipsing back and forth wasn’t a…
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Something’s Happenin’ Here, As Chicago Jews and Muslims Deepen Ties
Post-election outreach between Jewish and Muslim groups in Chicago reached a new level of depth and intensity over a varied series of meetings last week. Though many of these groups began connecting with each prior to the election of Donald Trump as president, post-election developments drove and dominated the recent political, educational, and social events,…
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6 Heartwarming Acts Of Solidarity Between Jews and Muslims Amid Wave of Hate
It’s easy to get depressed reading the news about escalating violence and campaigns of threats against Jews and Muslims alike — not to mention foreigners and other minorities. But amidst the hatred, there are gratifying signs of solidarity between Jews and Muslims that we haven’t seen in a while. Here are six examples: After a…
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Bernie Sanders Electrifies J Street With Emotional Message On Israel — And Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, speaking with affection of his life in Israel decades ago, told a rapturous J Street conference that one could sharply criticize the Israeli government’s policies and be pro-Israel. Sanders, I-Vt., speaking Monday in his first Middle East policy speech since ending his bid last June for the Democratic…
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Jesse Jackson Convenes Jews, Muslims and Christians to Stand Together
The Reverend Jesse Jackson convened a meeting of leaders from Chicago’s Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities February 24 to discuss ways to fight the recent outpouring of hate crimes, particularly against Jews and Muslims. The meeting, held at KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation, the Hyde Park synagogue that sits across the street from former President Barack…
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Days Of Tears And Terror For Parents As Bomb Threats Drive Toddlers From JCC Classrooms
At 11:10 a.m. on Monday, Sarah Doron-Goldstein’s phone buzzed with a text message: Her 5-year-old daughter’s preschool had been evacuated. The preschool, at the Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was one of more than a dozen Jewish schools and community centers to receive bomb threats Monday, in the latest wave to…
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From A West Bank Settlement to Forging Jewish-Muslim Ties In Chicago—One Rabbi’s Story
Rabbi Michael Davis was born in the United Kingdom and immigrated to Israel with his family as a child to become a settler. He grew up in a West Bank settlement, where he attended an Orthodox yeshiva and later served in the Israel Defense Forces. But as a young man, Davis began to question the…
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The High Price Of Protecting Jewish Cemeteries From Vandals
Police investigators in St. Louis and Philadelphia have yet to report on any progress in their efforts to find those behind the vandalism attacks targeting Jewish cemeteries in both cities. Meanwhile, in Jewish communities across the country, cemetery executives are trying to figure out how to prevent the next attack. “There’s always been a presumption…
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NBA Star Amar’e Stoudemire Awarded MLK Prize in Jerusalem
On Sunday, former NBA player — and now Israeli basketball star — Amar’e Stoudemire, was awarded Israel’s Martin Luther King Jr. Award, given to individuals who “embody the spirit and ideals of Dr. King.” “I am truly honored to be receiving this amazing award,” said Stoudemire, who signed a two-year contract with Israel’s Hapoel Jerusalem…
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I Moved From Chicago to Nashville — And Found My Jewish Soul in a Red State
It was a Friday night in mid-August, and about a dozen Jews, most under 30, congregated around a coffee table in Nashville. Almost all had moved to the city in the past three years. We opened up instrument cases and passed around egg shakers. Someone started strumming guitar. “Lecha dodi, lekrat kala…” When I was…
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Trump Immigration Crackdown Forces Synagogues To Consider Becoming ‘Sanctuaries’
Congregation Mishkan Israel, in Hamden, Connecticut, has a well-earned reputation for social activism, sometimes of the controversial kind. A progressive Reform synagogue that is said to be oldest Jewish congregation in the state, Mishkan Israel has hosted figures from Martin Luther King Jr. to a representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The synagogue sponsored seven…
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